Il Grammy Award al miglior album blues contemporaneo (Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album) è un premio Grammy assegnato dal 1988 al 2011 e poi nuovamente dal 2017.
Fino al 1992 fu conosciuto come Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione blues contemporaneo (Best Contemporary Blues Performance) e nel 1989 fu assegnato ad una canzone anziché ad un album.
Dal 2001 al 2003 fu assegnato ai produttori oltre che agli artisti.
A partire dal 2012 il premi è stato fuso con la categoria miglior album blues tradizionale, per formare la nuova categoria miglior album blues. Dal 2016 le due categorie sono state nuovamente divise.
Vincitori e candidati
Miglior interpretazione blues contemporaneo
Anni 1980
- 1988
- The Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader
- B.B. King – Standing on the Edge of Love
- Bobby Bland – After All
- Buckwheat Zydeco – On a Night Like This
- Earl King – Glazed
- 1989
- The Robert Cray Band - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
- Bobby Bland – Blues You Can Use
- Etta James – Seven Year Itch
- Robben Ford – Talk to Your Daughter
- Ry Cooder – Low Commotion
Anni 1990
- 1990
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - In Step
- B.B. King – King of the Blues: 1989
- Delbert McClinton – Live from Austin
- Bobby "Blue" Bland – Midnight Run
- Koko Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle
- 1991
- Jimmie Vaughan e Stevie Ray Vaughan - Family Style
- The Robert Cray Band ft. The Memphis Horns – Midnight Stroll
- Koko Taylor – Jump for Joy
- B.B. King e Lee Atwater – Red Hot & Blue
- Etta James – Stickin' to My Guns
Miglior album blues contemporaneo
Anni 1990
- 1992
- Damn Right, I've Got the Blues - Buddy Guy
- Iceman - Albert Collins
- Signature - Charlie Musselwhite
- Live! Simply the Best - Irma Thomas
- Let Me In - Johnny Winter
- 1993
- The Sky Is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- I Was Warned - Robert Cray
- Robben Ford & the Blue Line - Robben Ford & The Blue Line
- The Right Time - Etta James
- Peace to the Neighborhood - Pops Staples
- 1994
- Feels Like Rain - Buddy Guy
- Mystic Mile - Robben Ford and the Blue Line
- Wake Up Call - John Mayall
- Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Paul Rodgers
- Hey, Where's Your Brother? - Johnny Winter
- 1995
- Father Father - Pops Staples
- Shame A Sin - The Robert Cray Band
- Force of Nature - Koko Taylor
- Strange Pleasure - Jimmie Vaughan
- Bow Wow - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- 1996
- Slippin' In - Buddy Guy
- The Man - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- Live '92-'93 - Albert Collins & the Icebreakers
- Some Rainy Morning - Robert Cray
- Blue Night - Percy Sledge
- 1997
- Just Like You - Keb' Mo'
- Sad Street - Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Long Way Home - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- A Man Amongst Men - Bo Diddley
- Live! The Real Deal - Buddy Guy
- Phantom Blues - Taj Mahal
- 1998
- Señor Blues - Taj Mahal
- Reckless - Luther Allison
- Sweet Potato Pie - The Robert Cray Band
- Trippin' Live - Dr. John
- Come On Home - Boz Scaggs
- 1999
- Slow Down - Keb' Mo'
- Sing It! - Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas e Tracy Nelson
- Heavy Love - Buddy Guy
- Life, Love & the Blues - Etta James
- Deuces Wild - B.B. King
Anni 2000
- 2000
- Take Your Shoes Off - The Robert Cray Band
- Live in Chicago - Luther Allison
- Wander This World - Johnny Lang
- Welcome to Little Milton - Little Milton
- Continental Drifter - Charlie Musselwhite
- 2001
- Shoutin' In Key - Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band
- Superharps - Shemekia Copeland
- Shake Hands with Shorty - North Mississippi Allstars
- Hoochie Man - Bobby Rush
- Royal Blue - Koko Taylor
- 2002
- Nothing Personal - Delbert McClinton
- Creole Moon - Dr. John
- Sweet Tea - Buddy Guy
- Matriarch of the Blues - Etta James
- The Door - Keb' Mo'
- 2003
- Don't Give Up on Me - Solomon Burke
- Burnin' Down the House - Etta James & The Roots Band
- Room to Breathe - Delbert McClinton
- One Night in America - Charlie Musselwhite
- 51 Phantom - North Mississippi Allstars
- 2004
- Let's Roll - Etta James
- So Many Rivers - Marcia Ball
- The Road We're On - Sonny Landreth
- Rediscovered - Howard Tate
- Wait for Me - Susan Tedeschi
- 2005
- Keep It Simple - Keb' Mo'
- N'awlinz Dis Dat or D'udda - Dr. John
- What's Wrong with This Picture? - Van Morrison
- Sanctuary - Charlie Musselwhite
- I'm a Bluesman - Johnny Winter
- 2006
- Cost of Living - Delbert McClinton
- Make Do with What You Got - Solomon Burke
- Twenty - Robert Cray
- Bring 'Em In - Buddy Guy
- Electric Blue Watermelon - North Mississippi Allstars
- 2007
- After the Rain - Irma Thomas
- Live from Across the Pond - The Robert Cray Band
- Sippiana Hericane - Dr. John e The Lower 911
- Suitcase - Keb' Mo'
- Hope and Desire - Susan Tedeschi
- 2008
- The Road to Escondido - J.J. Cale ed Eric Clapton
- Into the Blues - Joan Armatrading
- Is It News - Doyle Bramhall
- Truth - Robben Ford
- The Scene of the Crime - Bettye LaVette
- 2009
- City That Care Forgot - Dr. John e The Lower 911
- Peace, Love & BBQ - Marcia Ball
- Like a Fire - Solomon Burke
- Maestro - Taj Mahal
- Simply Grand - Irma Thomas
Anni 2010
- 2010
- Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band
- This Time - The Robert Cray Band
- The Truth According to Ruthie Foster - Ruthie Foster
- Live: Hope at the Hideout - Mavis Staples
- Back to the River - Susan Tedeschi
- 2011
- Living Proof - Buddy Guy
- Nothing's Impossible - Solomon Burke
- Tribal - Dr. John e The Lower 911
- Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Bettye LaVette
- Live! in Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band ft. Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee e Buddy Flett
- 2017
- The Last Days of Oakland - Fantastic Negrito
- Love Wins Again - Janiva Magness
- Bloodline - Kenny Neal
- Give It Back to You - The Record Company
- Everybody Wants a Piece - Joe Louis Walker
- 2018
- TajMo - Taj Mahal e Keb' Mo'
- Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm - Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
- Recorded Live in Lafayette - Sonny Landreth
- Got Soul - Robert Randolph & The Family Band
- Live from the Fox Oakland - Tedeschi Trucks Band
- 2019
- Please Don't Be Dead - Fantastic Negrito
- Here in Babylon - Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps
- Cry No More - Danielle Nicole
- Out Of The Blues - Boz Scaggs
- Victor Wainwright & the Train - Victor Wainwright & the Train
Anni 2020
- 2020
- This Land - Gary Clark Jr.
- Venom & Faith - Larkin Poe
- Brighter Days - Robert Randolph & the Family Band
- Somebody Save Me - Sugaray Rayford
- Keep On - Southern Avenue
- 2021
- Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? - Fantastic Negrito
- Live at the Paramount - Ruthie Foster Big Band
- The Juice - G. Love
- Blackbirds - Bettye LaVette
- Up and Rolling - North Mississippi Allstars
- 2022
- 662 - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
- Delta Kream - The Black Keys ft. Eric Deaton e Kenny Brown
- Royal Tea - Joe Bonamassa
- Uncivil War - Shemekia Copeland
- Fire It Up - Steve Cropper
- 2023
- Brother Johnny - Edgar Winter
- Done Come Too Far - Shemekia Copeland
- Crown - Eric Gales
- Bloodline Maintenance - Ben Harper
- Set Sail - North Mississippi Allstars
- 2024
- Blood Harmony – Larkin Poe
- Death Wish Blues – Samantha Fish e Jesse Dayton
- Healing Time – Ruthie Foster
- Live in London – Christone Kingfish Ingram
- LaVette! – Bettye LaVette
- 2025
- Mileage – Ruthie Foster
- Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 – Joe Bonamassa
- Blame It On Eve – Shemekia Copeland
- Friendlytown – Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
- The Fury – Antonio Vergara
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Collegamenti esterni
- Sito web ufficiale, su grammy.com.
